'Practical Programming' Is Available

Our new book, Practical Programming, is now available from Pragmatic (the publisher) and O’Reilly, as well as on Amazon.com—yay! Topics include:

• Basic programming from arithmetic to loops and conditionals
• Using functions and modules to organize programs
• Using lists, sets, and dictionaries to organize data
• Designing algorithms systematically
• Debugging things when they go wrong
• Creating and querying databases
• Building graphical interfaces to make programs easier to use
• Object-oriented programming and programming patterns